Guide to the Stuart Cohen "Marblehead at the Millenium" Photoprints Collection NMAH.AC.0804 David Haberstich 2017 Archives Center, National Museum of American History P.O. Box 37012 Suite 1100, MRC 601 Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 [email protected] http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives Table of Contents Collection Overview ........................................................................................................ 1 Administrative Information .............................................................................................. 1 Biographical / Historical.................................................................................................... 1 Arrangement..................................................................................................................... 2 Scope and Contents........................................................................................................ 2 Names and Subjects ...................................................................................................... 2 Container Listing ............................................................................................................. 3 Stuart Cohen "Marblehead at the Millennium," Photoprints NMAH.AC.0804 Collection Overview Repository: Archives Center, National Museum of American History Title: Stuart Cohen "Marblehead at the Millennium," Photoprints Identifier: NMAH.AC.0804 Date: 2000 Creator: Cohen, Stuart Extent: 0.02 Cubic feet (1 box) 49 Photographic prints (Silver gelatin on paper; 16 x 20) Language: English . Summary: These photographs depict various scenes in Marblehead, Massachusetts, as photographed in the year 1999, including views of the town and its environs, commerce, and activities of people, especially families. The photographs are part of a self-assigned project, through which Stuart Cohen intended to survey the state of the town as it prepared to greet the new millennium. Administrative Information Acquisition Information Collection donated by Stuart Cohen. Processing Information Collection processed by David Haberstich, archivist, 2017. Preferred Citation Photographs by Stuart Cohen from "Marblehead at the Millennium," 2000, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Gift of the artist. Restrictions Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at [email protected] or 202-633-3270. Conditions Governing Use Reproduction restricted due to copyright. Contact photographer for reproduction. Biographical / Historical Stuart Cohen initiated this project to document Marblehead, Massachusetts, at the turn of the new millennium. Page 1 of 7 Stuart Cohen "Marblehead at the Millennium," Photoprints NMAH.AC.0804 Scope and Contents Photographs depict various aspects of activities in Marblehead, Massachusetts, in the year 2000, including views of the town and its structure, architecture, and environs, as well as activities of people, especially families. There is also emphasis on the commerce of the town. Subjects include high school cheerleaders, children sledding, an amusement park, an arts festival, firemen with a hand pumper, a costume parade, Santa Claus and Christmas rituals, a fitness center, an outdoor wedding, school classrooms, a frame house under construction, sailmaking, a farmers' market, stores, restaurants, a bar, fishing, a library, etc. Prints captioned and signed, with additional information on verso. Arrangement The collection is arranged into one series. Names and Subject Terms This collection is indexed in the online catalog of the Smithsonian Institution under the following terms: Subjects: Bars (Drinking establishments) Cheerleading Christmas -- Massachusetts Cities and towns Classrooms Commerce -- Massachusetts Construction Family -- 20th century Farmers' markets Firemen Fishing Libraries Restaurants Retail trade Santa Claus Schools Water pumps Weddings -- 1990-2000 Types of Materials: Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin -- 2000-2010 Portfolios (groups of works) -- 1990-2000 Places: Marblehead (Mass.) Massachusetts Page 2 of 7 Stuart Cohen "Marblehead at the Millennium," Photoprints NMAH.AC.0804 Container Listing Box 1, Item 1 Washington Street at the corner of Pleasant Street, downtown. Box 1, Item 2 Morning fog on Washington Street at Bank Square, downtown. Box 1, Item 3 Center of business district: Five Corners at dusk. Box 1, Item 4 Crocker Park in winter with view toward Abbot Hall. Box 1, Item 5 South Street in historic district with Abbot Hall tower. Box 1, Item 6 View along Washington Street to Old Town House. Woman crossing street is Susie Ryan. Box 1, Item 7 View of harbor homes and Abbot Hall tower, from Glover Landing condominiums on Gregory Street. Box 1, Item 8 Fishermen's shacks on Fort Beach Lane near Fort Sewall. Marblehead still has dozens of licensed lobster fishermen. Box 1, Item 9 Residential street with homes, cars. Rose Avenue. Typical single family homes. Box 1, Item 10 Cheerleaders at high school football game. Left to right: Jeanne Flyer, Allison Thorn, Jennifer Diamant, Lindsey Breed, Phoebe Magee, Miranda Sweet, Taylor Golson. Box 1, Item 11 Art class, corner of Front and State Streets. Acorn Gallery School of Art teaches classes for children and adults. Left to right: Cheryl Burke, Ann Kemmelman, Debra Highberger, Robert Shuman. Box 1, Item 12 Children sledding at Gatchells Park, Pleasant Street at West Shore Drive. Box 1, Item 13 Lafayette Convalescent Home on Halloween, Lafayette Street. Nursing home residents give candy to costumed children on Halloween evening. Dorothy Buckley, 89, gives candy to Caroline and Elizabeth Cohen (the photographer's daughters), Max and Olivia Fantini, Jack Fantini in foreground. Box 1, Item 14 Teenagers at amusement park, Devereux Beach. A traveling troupe of rides and games visits Marblehead for a weekend each spring at the beach parking lot for the benefit of the high school senior class. Girl is Jamie Ballman, boy is Peter Cherkes. Box 1, Item 15 Nursery school children at St. Andrew's cooperative nursery. A long-running (30 years) program for 3- and 4-year-old children located at St. Andrew's Church on Lafayette Street. Boy on left is Peter Eckman. Teacher at right, Barbara Silvius plays with Clare Shanahan, Sophie Katzman, Ann Morrissey, Morgan Sharrio, Savannah Harshbarger, and Katherine Kelloway. Children Page 3 of 7 Stuart Cohen "Marblehead at the Millennium," Photoprints NMAH.AC.0804 in background include Spencer Ives, Bobby Osgood, Matthew Morin, and Matthew O'Neil. Box 1, Item 16 Townspeople at champagne reception, summer Festival of the Arts. Each year on July 4th weekend, the Marblehead Festival of the Arts fills the town with a spectacle of visual and performing arts. The weekend before the festival features a culinary display at Fort Sewall, where area restaurants compete for prize ribbons and provide samples of food to townspeople who purchase tickets through contributions that support the festival. Woman in sunglasses is Jill Foster, next to her mother, Diane St. Laurent. Man in hat is John Smidt, facing wife Linda Smidt; John Hammitt on his left, Debra McPherson on his right. Box 1, Item 17 Crew with antique hand pumper at annual fireman's muster. Hand pump fire engines from as far back as the 1870s compete to shoot a stream of water as far as possible. Teams from around the Northeast get together several times per summer in different locations. Pumping on left side are Tom Martin, Scott Lavoie, Tina Foss. On right with tattoos is Ethan Stone. Jane Mace cheers from right. Pam Rogers is in background. Box 1, Item 18 Horribles Parade, July 4th. This parade takes place every year on Independence Day. Children dress in costumes, often in groups, and parade around Pleasant, Washington, and School Streets. Each child receives an ice cream at the end. This group celebrates a freak snowstorm that dumped over a foot of snow on April 1, 1997. Left to right: Penney Hoffman, Julie Blattburg- Breskin, Sam Hoffman, Mike Hoffman (parent in back), Laura Epstein, Nancy Epstein, Russ Blattburg, Gregor Hoffman, Eli Nunes, Rayna Beth Nunes, Cynthia Ittelman. Box 1, Item 19 Santa Claus comes to Marblehead in a lobster boat, State Street Landing. Santa arrives this way every year on the first Saturday in December. He then leads the annual Christmas walk through the business districts of the town. Skid Miller as Santa, Laura Best as Mrs. Claus, Hugh Bishop is captain and owner of boat, Leslie Gould shoots video. Also on board, Mike Mentuck with daughter Allison. Box 1, Item 20 Hot summer day on Devereux Beach. Box 1, Item 21 Exercise and fitness workout at Jewish Community Center, Community Road. People using strength-building machines (Nautilus), aerobic machines, and free weights to stay fit and healthy. Left to right: Charity Collier, Lila Gensure, Shari McGuirk, Morris White, Scott Faulkner. Susan Goldberg in foreground lifting weights. Box 1, Item 22 Summer harbor life: boating at Eastern Yacht Club, Marblehead Neck. The harbor is busy with boats of all sizes during the summer. One of the other major yacht club, the Corinthian, is the large building in the distance. Box 1, Item 23 Living room of home, Harbor View Lane. A comfortable home with a view of the harbor. Lucas and Christopher Hassett and their mother, Susan. Page 4 of 7 Stuart Cohen "Marblehead at the Millennium," Photoprints NMAH.AC.0804 Box 1, Item 24 A contemporary kitchen, Mill